Florida Mother Throws Her Toddler Into A River - A Florida mother is facing murder charges, accused of throwing her daughter into a river, where she died.
Tampa police say Shakayla Denson waded into the Hillsborough River Thursday afternoon, threw her daughter, four-year-old Je'Hyrah Daniels, into the water, then waded out. According to the Tampa Bay Times, witnesses called police, and rescue divers pulled the girl from the water. She later died. Denson is charged with first-degree murder.
Investigators later found out Denson stole a car to drive to the river. She was found walking nearby the crime scene minutes later. It took 30 minutes to retrieve the little girl’s body from the water. Source: WPLG
Smith College Investigates Police Being Called On Black Student - An elite college is under fire for a racial profiling incident.
An outside investigator is being hired by Smith College in Massachusetts to review an incident from earlier this week when the police were called on a black student. The teaching assistant and student was eating lunch in the common area on Tuesday when she was approached by an officer, who was called by a college employee.
The employee thought the student seemed out of place, according to college president Kathleen McCartney. She said in a letter to students, staff and faculty that the incident is a painful reminder of the ongoing legacy of racism. McCartney added that every college staff member will be required to go through anti-bias training.
Oumou Kanoute, the woman profiled, wrote about the encounter on Facebook saying, “It’s outrageous that some people question my being at Smith College, and my existence overall as a women of color. I did nothing wrong, I wasn’t making any noise or bothering anyone. All I did was be black.”
The college has apologized, but Kanoute wants the person who called officers to be identified.Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette